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Chicago Live Jazz (April 1 - April 8, 2011) Music Schedule

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
April 3, 2011

Here is what's happening on the Chicago Live Jazz Music Scene for April 1st, 2011 thru April 8th, 2011...[photo from shawnmaxwell.com: Chicago Jazz Saxophonist Shawn Maxwell ...catch the Shawn Maxwell Trio live at Pete Miller's-Wheeling, IL April 6 (6pm), 14 (8pm), 20 (6pm) and 23 (8pm)]... Adelle's1060 College Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187-5720 (630) 784-8015 Open Tue-Thu 4:30pm-8:30pm; Fri-Sat 4:30pm-9:30pm; Sun 4pm-8pm Jazz On Thursdays from 7PM-10PM THURSDAY 4/07 ~ Shawn Maxwell Duo THURSDAY 4/14 ~ Steve Ramsdell Duo THURSDAY 4/21 ...

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Two-Fer Next Weekend? First, Spend an Afternoon with Antonio Ciaccia Trio at Naz...

Source: Jazz@Rochester
April 3, 2011

Two impressive jazz pianists who have previously graced the stage of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will be in Rochester on the same day next weekend, April 9th, and it will be possible to see them both if you have a mind to (I'm going to try....). The first of this possible two-fer is being sponsored by XRIJF Executive Director & Co-Producer (and CEO of Simcona Electronics) Marc Iacona and his family who, with Nazareth College's Casa Italiana, are ...

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Robert Plant: Spring/Summer Dates

Source: JamBase
April 2, 2011

ROBERT PLANT AND BAND OF JOY CONFIRM LATE SPRING/EARLY SUMMER TOUR DATES Robert Plant has confirmed an 11-date North American tour that begins in San Diego, CA on June 8, and ends at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ on June 25. These new dates, which feature a stop at Bonnaroo, are the latest that have been confirmed in support of the two-time Grammy-nominated Band of Joy. The touring band is the same that made the record: ...

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The Bad Plus at Chris Jazz Cafe on April 16 & 17, 2011

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2011

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New Music: Everywhere You Listen

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
April 1, 2011

I described a recent concert as “new music," prompting the inevitable question, “So what is new music?" Technically, new music would be music that has been recently written or created. Music of the 21st century versus earlier eras. Music in its nascent premiere state. More often the term is applied to music that defies classification as jazz, classical, bluegrass, what have you, and specifically to music based in experimental forms and formats. One could easily argue that “free jazz" or ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, April 1-7

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
April 1, 2011

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and there seems to be no end of options to enhance your appreciation. Jazz is alive here, no April Fool! Highlights, Last Week Robert Glasper Trio at the Dakota (March 28). Deriving his own sound from eclectic influences (bebop to hip-hop), Glasper is one of the most lauded of his generation of pianists. Although they started out with a rather static series of lovely but ultimately immobile musings, energy began to flow after about 30 ...

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ICP Orchestra | Three Nights in Philadelphia

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
April 1, 2011

In celebration of Jazz Month, on April 1 the ICP Orchestra invades Philadelphia, making a three-night stand at Christ Church Neighborhood House in Old City. A Dutch collective of improvisers and composers founded in 1967 by Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, and Willem Breuker, over 40 years later the ICP Orchestra continues to be at the forefront of creative music. “As swank and precise as it is rollicking, and knowingly evocative of both Ellington and the wildest and woolliest free jazz,” ...

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Jazz Vocalist Shelley Neill Performing at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center on Friday, April 1

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 1, 2011

Premier jazz vocalist Shelley Neill and her masterful band of musicians from Berklee College of Music are performing on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Jazz Club at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge Massachusetts, starting at 8:00 p.m.. Tickets to the show are $15-$20 and can be ordered online. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and dinner, snacks, winer and beer are available for purchase. Neill will be performing songs from her album, Irish Eyes, Gypsy Soul, and will ...

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